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The Highlands offers a fantastic range of adventurous outdoor activities with opportunities for skiing, snowboarding, climbing, canoeing, mountain biking and a whole lot else.
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The Highlands is high on thrills and delivers adventure in abundance if you seek it.

You can go skiing and snowboarding at three winter resorts in the Highlands. CairnGorm Mountain boasts more than 30 km of ski runs, the Nevis Range has Scotland’s highest ski slope and Glencoe features the longest descent in the country.

Fort William - the ‘Outdoor Capital of the UK’ - is a centre for climbing and hillwalking with Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis on its doorstep. There’s also world-class climbing in the Cairngorms, at the famous Cuillin range on Skye and among the spectacular peaks of Sutherland and Wester Ross.

The region offers such delights as kayaking, gorge walking and canyoning, such as at Loch Morlich Watersports near Aviemore where you can enjoy sailing and windsurfing. Try your hand at white water rafting on the River Garry near Fort William or sailing, windsurfing and kayaking on Loch Morlich and Loch Insh.

The water based adventures can continue on the Great Glen Canoe Trail, the first of its kind in Scotland. Following the Caledonian Canal from Corpach, Fort William, to Inverness, you will paddle over 60 miles for approximately five days whilst enjoying the amazing scenery, variety of things to do and quality accommodation found within the Highlands.

Or why not take part in an exciting sled dog safari in the Cairngorms National Park near Aviemore? Meet the team of dogs and then sit back in the buggy and enjoy spectacular views from this unique mode of transport.

Looking over Loch Affric at Glen Affric

A fisherman casts his line in the waters of Hospital Lochan, Glen Coe

A rider and her horse from Alvie Stables canter in a snow-covered field south west of Aviemore

The beautiful Highlands offer the keen angler the chance to cast his fly in some of the most remote, idyllic, challenging and least fished waterways in Britain. There is also some of the sea angling in the country.

Discover the Highlands on horseback and enjoy the it’s trails and treks or receive expert tuition from one of the riding centres. Whether you are a novice or expert rider, there is something to suit all abilities.